Chapter 306 156 After the War

Chapter 306 -156- After the War

When the first light of dawn emerged from the east, the battle that started with a night attack had also ended.

On the sea, except for three warships that managed to break through the encirclement and escape, the remaining ships of the joint fleet of Bold and Violet were either sunk or captured.

Even the flagship of the joint fleet, the "Glory Bold", became a trophy.

The battle on land was even more brutal.

Because the only passage to the south, the North Port Bridge, was controlled by reinforcements, the Duchy coalition forces were completely cut off from the retreat and suffered heavy losses under the front and back attacks.

On the Dorne River, floating corpses can be seen almost everywhere, all of them are coalition soldiers who jumped into the river in panic.

In the camp on the river bank, the death loss caused by squeezing and trampling was even more than the number of people killed in the battle, so that collecting the bodies became a rather difficult task.

Some clever nobles led a small group of troops to break out of the encirclement and fled to the north.

However, more nobles and soldiers eventually chose to surrender.

This even includes the extraordinary standing troops of Bolde and Violet.

Because the coalition camp collapsed too quickly under the night attack, the fleeing soldiers also affected the standing army camp, resulting in the extraordinary standing troops being unable to organize an effective magic array and being directly killed by the standing army of Tulip.

Although they had more people and better equipment, one-third of the elite standing troops of the two principalities, with a total number of nearly 10,000 people, were either missing or dead, and the remaining two-thirds were all captured...

It can be said that it was so aggrieved that it couldn't be more aggrieved.

This is the limitation of the extraordinary standing troops.

As long as there is no noble command and there is no time to deploy the magic array, except that they are stronger than ordinary soldiers in combat, they are just ordinary people with better physical fitness.

After all, although many of them are extraordinary, they are not in the entry level.

In addition to the extraordinary standing troops, there are more conscripts who surrendered.

The coalition soldiers almost gave up resistance as a whole, especially after seeing the destruction of the joint fleet and the disappearance of the third prince, the nobles chose to surrender with their troops.

When Viscount Ryan Castel saw the situation in the camp, he was stunned.

He roughly estimated that if the number of the coalition forces of the two principalities was really nearly 30,000 as the nobles said, there might be 15,000 people captured.

The captured supernatural equipment alone might make up for Castel's losses in this war.

Viscount Ryan Castel knew that Castel had won.

After this battle, the coalition forces of the principalities were enough to be called annihilated, especially the loss of so many supernatural standing equipment, which was definitely a heavy blow to the two principalities...

To be honest, he was still a little dizzy until now.

Because he really couldn't imagine that Castel, who was still worried about the future yesterday, turned defeat into victory in just one night.

Viscount Ryan Castel couldn't help but look at the reinforcements again.

The number of reinforcements for the night attack was not large, and they were the biggest contributors to this legendary victory.

However, they did not seem to be interested in communicating with Castel. After handing over the captives, most people returned to the sail fleet anchored in the bay.

The old viscount only learned that they were extraordinary mercenaries hired by Charlotte.

"Are they really just extraordinary mercenaries?"

Viscount Ryan Castel looked at the sail fleet anchored on the shore and murmured in his heart.

Such a large-scale sail fleet is not something that every force can have, and the East Yunite Black Land, where extraordinary mercenaries are most famous, does not have any navy.

Although these sails are flying Castel's flag, he can recognize at a glance that these ships are probably not made in Castel.

In contrast, they have some of the style of Luoxing.

"Luoxing..."

As if he was thinking of something, the old viscount was thoughtful.

Of course, no matter what the origins of these "mercenaries" are, one thing can be admitted, that is, Castel has won this war.

Now, he also knew why the Earl always kept silent about the reinforcements and did not trust the northern nobles who swore allegiance to her.

Thinking back to the nobles he had captured before the night raid last night with the intelligence provided by the Earl, the old viscount felt a little scared.

Even he did not expect that at this time, there were still so many nobles in the North who were still secretly in contact with Bolder!

Among them, the one who made him most regretful was his son.

Even his most trusted heir actually had correspondence with the South!

If the Earl had told the nobles about tonight's plan in order to calm people's hearts, I am afraid that the Duchy Alliance would have known it the next day, and tonight's victory... I am afraid it would not necessarily happen.

"Sir Ryan-Castell, what are you thinking about?"

Looking at the old viscount who fell into silence, Charlotte asked with a smile.

Viscount Ryan-Castell sighed and said:

"Thinking about those nobles who betrayed me, I never thought that there are still so many fools in the North who still have illusions about the South. Even Derek..."

He paused and said bitterly:

"My Lord Earl, it is the failure of our family's education. I am sorry to disappoint you..."

"Don't blame yourself. The third prince is a strong contender for the throne after all. It's normal that many nobles are unwilling to take risks with me, let alone that he has organized such a large army."

Charlotte waved her hand and said.

"But he still failed and was defeated by you. After today...your name will soon spread throughout the entire kingdom, even the entire continent! The entire Castor, the entire Crescent Kingdom, and even the entire Siyouna Super Region... No one will dare to look down on you again!"

The old Viscount couldn't help but praise.

Charlotte shook her head:

"It's just a fluke. In fact, if it weren't for Roman Volqin's reminder, maybe I wouldn't have known that there are still many nobles who still have illusions about the south. Many of my actions these days are somewhat inappropriate. It's normal for everyone to complain."

Viscount Romain-Fol?

After listening to Charlotte's words, Viscount Len Castel couldn't help but look to the other side of Charlotte. Vincent, the eldest son of Viscount Romain-Four, was standing respectfully on one side, just behind the count. Half a step away from him.

Noticing his gaze, Vincent smiled and said:

"My father was just lucky enough to seize some letters from nobles. If you really want to say it, the earl is more powerful. My father only woke up before the war started, but the earl was able to find all these people one by one. ”

After saying that, he looked at Charlotte again and asked respectfully:

"My lord, what do you plan to do with the nobles who have contacts with the south?"

After hearing Vincent's inquiry, Viscount Len-Castell's heart also lifted. He also looked at Charlotte, with a somewhat tangled and nervous look on his face.

Charlotte thought for a while and said:

"Deal with the leader seriously, and the rest...according to their severity and their family's contribution to the war, let's see the consequences."

After hearing Charlotte's words, the old Viscount breathed a sigh of relief:

"My Lord Count, please be kind."

Charlotte smiled and said nothing, but looked at the battlefield:

"Do a good job in the aftermath of the war. There will be a great epidemic after the war, and all the corpses must be disposed of as soon as possible."

"Also, the prisoners must be properly placed, especially the nobles. These are all walking Quintana."

"You can try to recruit those captives who have extraordinary standing forces. I heard that many of the soldiers in this standing army are just civilians who accidentally mastered extraordinary powers. You can give it a try."

"..."

Charlotte had no experience in commanding a battle, but she still knew a little bit about how to deal with the aftermath.

Looking at the young earl who was giving orders in a clear and orderly manner, Viscount Leon Castells became more and more in awe.

At this moment, the noble responsible for cleaning the battlefield came to the crowd on horseback.

He got off his horse, knelt down on one knee in front of Charlotte, and said respectfully:

"Lord Earl! The leader of the Night Walker Mercenary Group wants to see you!"

Viscount Len-Castle's heart moved slightly.

The Night Walker Mercenary Group... is the name of the extraordinary mercenary group that supported Castel last night.

Of course, he had never heard of this name. It sounded more like a temporary name given by the other party.